The Hulliga alphabet consists of 38 letters (most sounds resemble those in English):a (aw)ą (aa like in father)ä (ae; like in German) (also written as ax)ả(like the Swedish å; or the sound of "oa" in roar, soar) (also written as az)b (bey)c (sey)ĉ (chey) (also written as cx)d (day)đ (dhey)e (eee; like the first e in Peter))ë (uh)f (ef)g (gewt)ġ (khewt; guttural sound like that of the Dutch "g" or the Arabic "gh") (also written as gz)ġ (goa or gå/gả) (written also as gx)h (ha)i (eye like in bird)ĵ (je - french je); zhe sound like in the word pleasure) (also written as jx)k (ka)kh (like the scottish "ch" in loch or the German/Czech "ch"; *note - this sound is less softer than the guttural "ġ")l (el)m (emma)n (enna; like the swedish n with the tongue being placed on the frontal part of the soft palate)o (o)ö (german ö; oe or even the Hulliga ë sound but much longer) ) (also written as ox)p (pe)q (ku)ķ (qÜ) (also written as kx)r (er)s (es)ŝ (shey; also written as sx)t (tey) ð (they) (also written as tx)u (oo short)ü (eww; similar to german Ü) (also written as ux)v (vey)ý (eej; like the dutch "ij" or "eye") (also written as yx)z (zeta)ź (gee) (also written as zx)